Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-15
SENSATIONAL CHARGE
BASE BALL ARTISTS WHO ARE ALLEGED
II GE RpyhED
A Story That 'be Nt'1Tt L-agua Which Meets
at Long Branch To-Day viii Fave 4
Chance : Investigate Yesterday
0lp League Games.

PITrsErEG. PN. August II 4 sunday
paper here publishes a sensational story to-
day 10 the effect that at tomorrow meet
iug eli the National Base Ball League at
Long Branch, certain players will be in
vestigatcd, whom it is alleged have been
playing crooked and working the pool
boxes The publication created consider
?hlt excitement here, hut is generally dis
credited. The writer, after making a gen
eral charge Of crookedne>-, says.
The croOk,dn,SS, or alleged crooked
ness, is 81 far An III the Washington club.
of at least 80 tlr as | know. While the
Washington club was here for their series
oi gaines there WAS more money IN the
pool rooms than al any time this year.
FOr every one of the three games the
Senators wrrc backed heavily to
win, and parties who have bet their
money right along on the hnmr club here
tu'Orc, were almost breaking their
nerks To get their money covered. Even
for tn" third game they were playing it
strong that Washington would "in. Oh,
nn, I'm not mistaken, neither am ! overly
suspicious. tor I'll give You
EEASuNS ruE All | SAY.
Early this season the Washington dl-
reciors surmiSrh that som" members of its
club were not always uying To win, and
they even vent 81 TAR aS tn employ detect
ives to shadow the suspects. Now, can
name manager of a certain club
no, won't mention his name, Tor
tha would be- direct violation Of
h,s confidence who wh .le IN Detroit was
tcrgraphtd ro by Mike Scanlon. one OF
the directors of the Washington club ask
ing HIM tO go to n certain pool room III DE
trolt and see ii they knew who would br
the batteries for Washington that day.
! The manager referred 10 irlr,Taphrd back
/ his answer that hr could not. - the League
| positively forbid lin To enter poOI room
or have ANYTHING tn do with pool players.
In 4 short time thereafter h" received an
other telegram, tins time tor President
Nick Young. telling him Ia do aS Scmlou
requested. and that the !c'guc would
sanction hl> action The manager did rs
requested. hut this day the pool room
didn't have the batteries up TIL Iust he
tore The cam. and the manlHcr 50 rr-
ported Vow.
rTE -L,LrI uT TINS
w.l~ that one day, wien certain of their
batteries W,r, tu ofllrlaic the pool room IN
Detroit, ani pn-,lhIs others. for all |
know. were advised 81 IN" fact carly IN the
lay. Then they knew lu~; now Ia place
thrrr u"n"y jet r.ltaluty. ON other oc-
ra,luns the same ,luh has found that II
paid them to rive nu, thar battery in the
mornlng and rlangr it inst before the
ylmr Now another suspicious ClrCum-
stance. 80 continued the gentleman. Won
lrm,mbrr last wee. the Na-hnrtUn~ wrIc
7 playiE, in pri'uit, and th" Detroit club
( yy.tS away behind mp tn the ma!h inning
/ We'll. whl" tnr ptrtIc~ IN the pool room
/ IN thi~ city were waiting t"r the seventh
inning tD come in, a certain mlu showed
/ IN, cipher Telegram which translated
read. PLAY Detroit ior winner. That, rs
/ ,ti h"iur". wa hri"I" the seventh inning
I va. comm, 10. The score vas then Wash
| rngtuu lu. Detroit =, yet IN th" n'nth mn
/ ing ihr Wolverine, jumped m and
~CuEED EIGHT Russ
Now Ia, sender at that mr.-u,.. might
/ nave been only Guessing hut the cipher
| potion Ul the tlt~~'1" l'hh~ pit, ana lI'
! fact remains that prlrurt won after every
/ body had surpassed It had lost. Then
again. when clubs are playing on certain
grruuds the receiver "t tn" cipher mrss'lgr
/ yrry often receive. i"lrgram~ which read
base hits even ~ nid a. the ra~'. may hr,
| and II is very seldom that tia, man I",rs
( un, ul those odd ~ even hl,r-ntli pool
. tickets How do nrrourt for thar
( Why, that tn, t,i,grarH op"ritn, mam,pu
l,t,s uT else som" pr,uu N IN" pool rooms
makes lucky mistake. Eu; can't say
any more cpn''u l..I ih. gentleman;
'ynu will liud uU! more about thn matter
after th" League mrrlln" ~ morrow.